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Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show 'remorse'

Dec. 18, 2024 19:42 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a pardon signaled that she would need to see some remorse from the president-elect first. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked Wednesday if...

Former Trump attorney lashes out at 'lawfare' after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case

Dec. 12, 2024 17:21 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s former Wisconsin attorney lashed out Thursday at the state’s Democratic attorney general for filing felony charges against him and two others related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, saying after their initial court appearance that he was...

Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say

Dec. 11, 2024 17:25 PM EST

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The gun found on the man charged with killing United Healthcare’s CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City’s police commissioner said Wednesday as authorities scrutinized evidence and the suspect's experiences with the victim's industry. ...

More charges against Colorado funeral home owner who had corpse in back of hearse for over a year

Dec. 10, 2024 16:20 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — An arraignment for a Colorado funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 people has been delayed again, this time because prosecutors have filed additional charges. ...

Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors

Dec. 10, 2024 13:08 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state that year. ...

New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show

Dec. 10, 2024 00:09 AM EST

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A man suspected in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was arrested and charged with murder Monday after a quick-thinking McDonald’s customer in Pennsylvania recognized him from a surveillance photo and police officers found a gun, mask and writings...

Suspect in killing of United Healthcare CEO is charged with weapons, forgery and other charges in Pennsylvania

Dec. 09, 2024 18:41 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Suspect in killing of United Healthcare CEO is charged with weapons, forgery and other charges in Pennsylvania.

Greek police arrest 3 accused of faking and selling at auction scores of artworks

Dec. 06, 2024 11:46 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three people have been arrested in northern Greece on suspicion of systematically counterfeiting works by leading Greek artists and selling them as originals through an online auction house, police said Friday. A police statement said the arrests were carried...

A judge has once again rejected Musk's multi-billion-dollar Tesla pay package. Now what?

Dec. 03, 2024 16:27 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — For a second time, a Delaware judge has nullified a pay package that Tesla had awarded its CEO, Elon Musk, that once was valued at $56 billion. On Monday, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick turned aside a request from Musk's lawyers to reverse a ruling she...

Arizona grand jury indicts pair for alleged school voucher fraud

Dec. 02, 2024 21:04 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted two out-of-state residents for allegedly applying to the state’s private school voucher program as parents to 50 children – 43 of whom did not exist – and receiving more than $110,000. The duo collected the money by submitting...